Momo #10 Amsterdam

the digital reading ageby @peterluit and @bebook

the 90’s

past and present

iRex, Sony, Amazon, BeBook

and many more to come

widely used

iPhone

iTunes

scanning 1200 pages/hr

e-book stores

e-newspaperhttp://www.plasticlogic.com/

http://www.plasticlogic.com/

e-newspaperhttp://www.plasticlogic.com/

Liquavistahttp://www.liquavista.com/default.aspx

Livrehttp://gizmodo.com/361324/livre-a-compromise-on-the-e+book

Samsunghttp://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/10/samsung_demonstrate_carbon_nanotubebased_color_epaper.html

Readius - Polymer Visonhttp://www.readius.com/

more apps to come

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e-magazines?

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it only just started

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when mainstream?

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challenges: standards

content & standards: BBeB - Mobi/Prc - AZW

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challenges: DRM

copyright and DRM:the publishers nightmare

challenges: connectivity

challenges: technology

- Touchscreen- Screentechnology - color- Usability - Daisy- Competition

fuji - colorhttp://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/forget-kindle-2-fujitsus-e-reader-screen-bigger-color

KDDI - colorhttp://gizmodo.com/5064221/kddi-develops-color-wireless-e+paper-display

• copyright - 28%• DRM - 22%• standards (like epub) - 21%• retail price - 16%

challenges

business models

Dutch Market for books 2008

printed digital

consumer books*

545 M€’s 1 M€’s

educational books

367 M€’s 2 M€’s

professional books/manuals

289 M€’s 11 M€’s

Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Entertainment & Media Outlook towards 2012

Dutch Market for books 2012

printed digital

consumer books*

600 M€’s 11 M€’s

educational books

395 M€’s 25 M€’s

professional books/manuals

280 M€’s 40 M€’s

business modelsSource: PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Entertainment & Media Outlook towards 2012

players & business models

- Aggregators - distributors- Telcos - datacontracts- Publishers - authors- Retailers

channel

Content

Conversion + DRM

Hardware

Retail

• Consumers - 22%• Amazon - 21%• Google - 20%• Telcos - 13%• Publishers - 7%• Authors - 2%

who will be in control?

thanks for listeningby @peterluit and @bebook